St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-19
NEW YORK LABOR PARTY.
Another Day Spent in Effecting
as an Organization.

AuOtuCT LAY opCho LII AIhSSeAh6
@s an Organization.
Special to the Globe.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Aug. 1S.-As a
party united labor is prentice hand''
in political conventions, and it has taken
a couple of days of cheerful and good
natured fighting for the convention to
Straighten out its list of delegates and
get down to naming permanent or
ganiZatiOn and appointing committee
on platform and resolutions. The con-
testing delegates were given the floor
this morning to protest against their eX-
pulsion. SergiuS Shevitsch spoke for
them fifteen minutes and aroused the
enthusiasm of his adherents by as
serting that the socialists were the
backbone of the United Labor party.
The first test vote was on the admission
of George Black, of the Fourteenth as
sembly district. The majority OF the
committee recommended the seating OF
William McCabe instead of Black, and
this was done. The Socialists then
offered resolution in favor of admitting
both the delegates from the contested
district and giving each delegation half
a vote. The resolution takes the grounds
that the convention does not decide by
their action whether the SOcialistic
party is OF is not political party,
but unless that party at its
next meeting abandOnS all claim
to be a political party its
members shall not be eligible as members
of the United Labor party. Despite Its
ingenious construction this resolution
was rejected, and the majority report of
the committee on credentials was
adopted. The committee on permanent
organization made MAJ ajOrity report in
favor of John McMackin for president
and John McCabe and R. II. Ferguson
for vice presidents. The minority re-
port held that no names should have
been recommended. In debate it was
charged that the majority report was in
the nature of slate. and motion by
friends of the majority report to accept
the report after striking out the names
was carried, and nominations for per-
manent officers were then made. John
McMackin was nominated for president,
and the Socialists made combination
with the Kings county men in support
ing John r. O'DOnnell, of Kings, for
that office, though O'DOnnell is a very
conservative and anti-SOcialiStic man.
Henry George and Dr.. McGlynn earn
estly supported McMackin. The vote
resulted: McMackin, Ill; O'DOnnell,
DO. AS " OOlIllCll i1e tiiO SoHipllIiCHo-
airy vote of his own county and the en-
tire SOcialistic vote this is regarded
as an overwhelming defeat for
the latter faction. A committee
including Mr.. McGlynn and Mr..
O'DOnnell escorted McMackin to the
chair, and Mr.. O'Donnell made little
speech, saying he had rather be beaten
by McMackin than by anybody he
knew of. After McMackin had accepted
the honor in brief speech, recess was
taken until evening. In the evening
session James Ryan, of OswegO; W. G.
Wood, of Gl0yerville, and L. j. Sanford,
of Tray, were chosen vice chairmen. j.
T. Burke, j. L. COughlin and F. e.
Lenbuscher, of New York, were chosen
secretaries. A communication from the
Union labor party requesting confer
ence was read, and after very brief de-
bate was ordered to be returned, with
the announcement that the request was
declined, as the principles of the
two parties were irrecOncilable.
Committees on resolutions and
platform were then appointed
DR. McGlynn, Henry George, Henry
George, Jr., John K. ODOnnell and
Michael Clarke were among those on
the committee on platform. James Red
path, Il. B. Wakeman, j. p. Kohler, II.
Alden Spencer, j. Murphy and K. II.
Ferguson were among those on resOlu-
tiOns. The convention then adjourned
until 10 a. m. The socialists and trades
union representatives attended dance
tonight, at which speeches were made.
Many of the United Labor people joined
them in a friendly discussion. A social
ist indignation meeting was announced
for tomorrow night, at which VOOrman,
BLOCK and Hinton will sneak.